Jeremias 37:2

2 Nem ele, nem seus conselheiros, nem o povo da terra deram atenção às palavras que o SENHOR tinha falado por meio do profeta Jeremias.

Jeremias 37:2 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 37:2

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land,
&c.] The king, his courtiers and subjects the royal family, nobility, and common people; they were all degenerate and corrupt. Jarchi observes, that Jehoiakim was wicked, and his people righteous; and that Zedekiah was righteous, and his people wicked but he seems to found his character on that single action of taking Jeremiah out of prison; whereas, according to this account, king and people were all wicked: for neither one or other did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by Jeremiah the
prophet;
neither those which were spoken in the former nor in the latter part of his reign, concerning the destruction of the city by the Chaldeans. This short count is given to show how just it was to give up such a prince and people to ruin.

Jeremias 37:2 In-Context

1 Zedequias, filho de Josias, rei de Judá, foi designado rei por Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia. Ele reinou em lugar de Joaquim, filho de Jeoaquim.

2 Nem ele, nem seus conselheiros, nem o povo da terra deram atenção às palavras que o SENHOR tinha falado por meio do profeta Jeremias.

3 O rei Zedequias, porém, mandou Jucal, filho de Selemias, e o sacerdote Sofonias, filho de Maaseias, ao profeta Jeremias com esta mensagem: “Ore ao SENHOR, ao nosso Deus, em nosso favor”.

4 Naquela época, Jeremias estava livre para circular entre o povo, pois ainda não tinha sido preso.

5 Enquanto isso, o exército do faraó tinha saído do Egito. E, quando os babilônios que cercavam Jerusalém ouviram isso, retiraram o cerco.